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Xbox LIVE Discontinuing Original Xbox Support
Feb 5th
We can’t play Halo 2 online anymore? NOOOOOOOOO!
As of 12:00AM on February 5, 2010, it has been announced that Xbox LIVE will no longer support the Original Xbox or it’s games (even the ones playable on the Xbox 360). Their excuse is that this will make way for bigger and better things for the Xbox LIVE experience. The date of discontinuation is April 15, 2010. It is also rumored that the 100 friends list cap is due to the support of the Original Xbox, so we may see an increase on that in the near future. Major Nelson says, “We did not make this decision lightly, but after careful consideration and review we realize that this decision will allow us unprecedented flexibility for future features.” In all honesty, I assume that he didn’t have much of a part in the decision and that it wasn’t a tough one to make for that matter.
I for one I am quite disappointed in this. I already shared my disgust for this change. I loved playing Greg Hastings’ Tournament Paintball online. Shockingly, that was one of my favorite online games ever. The population died somewhat and only has glitchers now, but it was fun for it’s time. I can only hope that they make something good out of this painful change. Please leave a comment below expressing your opinion on this big change that Microsoft has issued.
XBL Holiday Rush
Dec 18th
Major Nelson announced earlier this week that MS would be holding XBL deals starting Dec. 18 – 21. Keep an eye on your dashboard every day for the next week to see if you can snatch anything worthwhile. Today’s holiday deal is the 2010 glasses for your avatar, and can be obtained here: http://bit.ly/6I3s6t
The Army of Two: TFD Demo dropped yesterday, and my friends list is lighting up with potential buyers. Check the review section later this week to see my review of the demo itself, and my speculations for the outcome of the game.
Next week is going to be a big week for XBL Games on Demand, they’re dropping some big titles onto the marketplace including Lost Planet: Colonies Edition, and Devil May Cry 4. Gears of War will join the lineup December 29, just in time for the new year.
UFragTV at PAX 09 (Fri-Sun)
Sep 4th
Click here to go to the show page and watch the recorded videos!
Show Schedule (PST):
Friday: 10:00am – 7:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am – 6:00pm
Sunday: 10:00am – 6:00pm
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